Skyrim: 5 Strange Random Encounters You May Have Missed in The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim (Part 5)

[@EpicNate]

Sorry for the jump scare, here's a Discord thing! discord.gg/rMGk5DR

[@gregorypenny6961]

Nate, the fugitive does come back, had it happen to me twice. You have a few options when they return: 1) if you have the item you can give it back. 2) If you don't, you say that you don't have it and they will attack. 3) You can keep it and they will attack. Your welcome and thanks for the vids!

[@meepmeep6448]

Tell me the discord name

[@sw-gs]

Also in random encounter with those bandits you may find naked bodies of real Imperial soldiers nearby the road. Also sometimes they might be disguised as Stormcloaks. Once I staggered upon bandits already lying dead on the road.

[@sunchips3352]

TheEpicNate315 what mods do you use?!

[@grognakthedestroyerattorne3211]

That 'spook' almost killed me jeez

[@lionsinofprideescanor8709]

Old orc: i'm too old to live.. would you give me a good death? *Dragonborn attacks Old orc* Old orc: NEVA SHUD HAV KAM HERE!!

[@djrulez1917]

Lion Sin of Pride Escanor if this isn’t accurate I don’t know what is

[@leandroribeiro3626]

When i was almost killing the OId Orc, he start shouting ''No more, i yield, i yield!'' I mean, you want to die or not you danm old man?

[@jugularhalo556]

That happen with me and he also said "I surrender!"

[@digtoodeepgetstuckindahole6992]

I don't kill him because orcs actually get recycled. When they get old in LOTR they go back to Mordor and get a new body, of course as all orcs are originally from Mordor, I'm imagining this is what the old orc should do too.

[@bopa3933]

I don't mean to be rude im just blunt Good thing this isn’t lord of the rings?

[@Nesseight]

"I shall grant you an honorable death" :: uses Wabbajack on Orc, which immediately turns him into a sweetroll :: :: eats sweetroll ::

[@EA_SP0RTCENTER]

Im roleplaying that next time i meet him while carrying wabbajack

[@Nesseight]

@@EA_SP0RTCENTER Same here man, I found that Orc to be really depressing and I need to be much more amused if I am going to play a game. Besides, who doesn't appreciate a good sweetroll? :: inserts .gif of Hannibal Lector... but this isn't Facebook so I have been silenced like a lamb :'-( :::

[@alext7631]

thats some majin buu shit right there

[@gokublack8342]

@@alext7631 "You turn into a cookie!"

[@therevanite7151]

Vored to death.

[@gatuvela456]

When I first encountered the fake Imperial Soldiers, I was in beast mode... Despite that, i was able to select dialogue and had the normal options (Pay, fight, intimidate i think) I mean, they may be frauds, but they had the balls to ask for a fee to a Werewolf... I respect that

[@princessbinas]

What's with criminals and mugging werewolves in Skyrim? O.o Either way, assassins, fugitives, and thieves have all come to me when my character was in beast form as well. They are bloody morons with balls.

[@KiwiLombax15]

Honestly I'd pay them. If they're brave enough to look at a slavering werewolf and still pull a con I think they've earned it

[@Frankly_Amazing2000]

Oye, let’s mug him!

[@princessbinas]

@@KiwiLombax15 Good point.

[@seb2750]

Unfortunately, I was hungry when they tried to shake me down. I ate them :(

[@itspurplepaw6163]

Bandit: "you need to pay up citizen, its for the empire" me: "so anyway i started blasting"

[@fatmonkey678]

you got it wrong it’s “so anyway i started shouting “lol

[@0109-d9d]

@@fatmonkey678 he was probably using magic jackass lmao

[@fatmonkey678]

@@0109-d9d you right lol

[@nd7042]

Battle-Mage Dovakiin much? :P Blast with magic, shout AND finish each of them with a nice finishing animation.

[@theamazingcj2748]

Idk why, but this made me imagine you somehow dual welding crossbows, and now I want to see that.

[@sidzeslothe3558]

I only came across the giant walking with the cow once and it was actually my first play through so once I saw it I assumed all giants were passive until I approached a camp and got sent to the moon for free. XD

[@sidzeslothe3558]

@JT This was a late reply. XD

[@sidzeslothe3558]

Well I guess thats a contradictory seeing how it was a "giant" so it was big. XD

[@sidzeslothe3558]

@JT Im confused whats the point in making an argument with a comment from a year ago? Also I mean im not opposed to chatting but I usually just get rid of my YT notifications so I am sorry if our conversation ends short. 😞

[@kenziereiss]

@JT why are you so hellbent on thinking they’re lying

[@23taker07]

@JT do you have proof they are lying?

[@sampalczewski5451]

My favorite random encounter is when Alduin returns to Skyrim

[@nazzeem_4388]

But bro they were so lazy why is it always at the begining of the game.

[@Trumpeter.Pratt2]

@@Chic1 why tho its like a joke maybe the woosh is you brub

[@Trumpeter.Pratt2]

@ᏃεאїᎢᎻ ᎾF ᴏʏғᴜᴍ but it is joke brub

[@32gigs96]

Shadow Fan is Back Again r/whoosh

[@shawn4116]

@@Chic1 you're an idiot. Delete this.

[@fredblues7175]

My 1st experience with a giant is a common one. I was level 1 or 2 on the way from Riverwood to Whiterun, I was introduced to the Skyrim space program.

[@DDDloki]

Ah, it's worst to meet a snow troll on your way to the greybeards

[@seb2750]

@@DDDloki Tell me about it, I had to shout at Lydia " LEAVE IT !!! RUN THE F OUTTA THERE!!!! .... FUUUUUU I will come back for you later Lydia, l8rs! "

[@123Koizora123]

@@seb2750 It's funny how I waited "months" for a notice of her death or her to come back...she never did

[@cosmicIllusion-eg2hk]

I’ve yet to be punted into space- which is surprising to me because I literally sit and stare at them from a distance for a really long time.

[@grok6308]

DDDloki not for me cuz I was insanely overleveled

[@phillyphil1690]

The old orc got killed by a dragon in one of my playthroughs. Pretty sure that was a good death for him.

[@mikecoxlong5807]

A very epic death, I would say

[@reago4544]

IKR

[@seb2750]

Best death ever! I commend his soul to his Orc Valhalla

[@insaincaldo]

Last that happened to me the bad ass lived through it.

[@rachelclaw]

@@insaincaldo I mean, if you killed him, he still died to a dragon. Just a different dragon.

[@marwi16a53]

There is one rare encounter, a soldier saying „I used to be an adventurer like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee“ Maybe soneone missed that

[@Cgar776]

thats just part of the stuff soldiers always say when you walk past

[@Gweebi]

@@Cgar776 you missed the joke

[@lovethatchickenfrompopyes]

Well I took an arrow to the head my guy

[@Sakkaz]

@@Cgar776 you missed the joke

[@muhammadsameer9410]

I actually heard a soldier saying a variation of this, I'm not sure exactly what he said but it was something like “I used to be an adventurer like you until I took a fireball to the face”.

[@songbird6414]

I see the old orc every single play through. I’ve also seen the fugitive plenty of times, but after over 800 hours of playing this game I either haven’t seen any of the other encounters or have only seen them once. Brutal

[@profitsmash672]

Exact same way for me and I played the game for so long although I have see the colored cow

[@songbird6414]

@@profitsmash672 I’ve also seen the thief and the man chasing him a few time

[@JesiAsh]

@@profitsmash672 I saw most of them multiple times. Orc only once and dead cats around him never despawned. Actually daedric artifact ones are rarer... some random that killed someone and allows you to get a first bite (Namira Ring) and some old crazy lady asking you to Wabbajack her (she is funny). Benefiit of being unable to fast travel on Survival Dunno if other artifacts have their encounters too...

[@baronofbahlingen9662]

Guys don’t watch, there’s a jump scare in the first few seconds

[@afinoxi]

Goddamnit , I was too late

[@Mr_Ronaldth]

So was I

[@isiraratnayake9491]

AHHHHHH!!!!

[@anthonydenning2727]

Top comment

[@bigceec15]

Scared the hell outta me

[@FireballZora]

the best part about the old orc encounter is that you can sheathe your weapon and he will de-aggro and grumble, saying he's disappointed

[@Sonicracer100]

Actually pretty neat. Huh. Thanks, stranger.

[@insaincaldo]

So he doesn't just murder you if you give up, cool.

[@FlamingAtheist]

I wish he was an optional companion that could die. Like if you pass a speech check or something like "why not come with me, im the dragonborn and i fight dangerous shit all the time" kind of thing. Then he can just be with you like a regular companion till he dies.

[@Luubelaar]

@@FlamingAtheist - That would be cool. I've only found the old orc once and I did battle him to his death. I felt kinda bad killing him, even though he wanted it. I felt bad that I just had to leave him by the side of the road (it was my first play-through and I didn't know how to drag something yet or I'd have laid him out rather more respectfully than just leaving him there like he'd been ejected from a speeding vehicle).

[@KeenoKolumna]

I think I'm at about 500 hours and I've never met the "imperial" blockade but I've met the orc almost 10 times.

[@Serahpin]

Same, really annoying when you meet the old orc at super low level and don't have a chance at giving him his good death.

[@PuppetMaster1791]

I've ran into the toll takers 2 or 3 times and they have all been around Solitude

[@Youhoooop9242]

I once found those toll guys near the exit of bleak falls barrow for whatever reason I was at a low level and i accidentally didn't want to pay & got killed

[@VJK102]

I usually run into the blockade near Whiterun really early in the game, between the bridge and the Ritual Stone Don't remember meeting the Old Orc, though But tbh, if i was the orc god (forgot its name) i would set a better place for guys like him, so badass who got that old undefeated

[@joelpierce1453]

I have run into the orc one seemingly every playthrough.

[@cynicalnitro8416]

There's a 3rd ending to the hunter and fugitive: Kill him before the hunter catches up.

[@bradleyrawlins1323]

Which is what I usually do

[@energeticstranger5236]

Agreed,I usually kill the fugitive than return the item to the hunter

[@dalekcaan8495]

@@energeticstranger5236 ditto

[@bakersmileyface]

And then kill the hunter.

[@chaoticfox2504]

Im one of those kill everybody type players and I like to along with the story untill I can see the hunter than I kill the thief talk to the hunter and give him his stuff back and than kill him

[@sciencetube4574]

Me: In the middle of fighting two dragons Fugitive: Allow me to introduce myself

[@zackbauer4562]

Old orc: "Give me a good death so my soul can pass on into the afterlife." Dragon-Born: "Sure Thing." Dragon-Born: *Soul Traps him.*

[@alumilynn]

Underrated lol

[@silly_7555]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmO6eWujfa-hnq8

[@greasedupgarbage6899]

in orc culture, this is otherwise known as a dick move

[@raguelelnaqum]

It's actually not a dick move if you use the soul gem to enchant a weapon. Orcs consider that to be kind of living a second life, full of battle that honors Malacath and their ancestors

[@silly_7555]

Raguel El Naqum or you just sell their soul to a mage who will most likely just keep their gem on display or just sell it again :P

[@13thprotector64]

There's a similar encounter with Vampires dressed up like Vigilant of Stenddar that call you aside

[@marcokonnecke877]

For real? I've never seen that. To still be able to see things for the very first time after all those years...no wonder Skyrim's still so popular.

[@TacticalLeo]

OHHHHH I had this happen to me a few days ago while doing a Companions quest. I was so confused when it happened as I thought I hit one of em with my shield until I saw my blood being drained lol

[@13thprotector64]

@@marcokonnecke877 I just had it happen to me as I was watching this video. I was doing the Clavicus Vile quest and walking through the little pass by his cave. I then ran into 2 Vampires dressed as Vigilant and they called me over to them.

[@marcokonnecke877]

@@13thprotector64 Cool, I really like that one. What do they do? Do they call you over and just start to - dare I say - murder you to death?

[@13thprotector64]

@@marcokonnecke877 just about. They might do something else if the bodies were further away or I didn't run up to close to them, I think I got to close and it antagonized them

[@FlamingAtheist]

7:53 "you're suddenly thrust into this conflict that you dont really understand" The entire plot of skyrim and the faction war in a nutshell for the player XD

[@MrsTold]

Listen... books are for collecting, not for reading!

[@sci_pain3409]

TonyBarnes yeah! they look cool in my house and sometimes level up my skills!

[@fatdragonite]

@Ties de Jong nigga it a joke stfu

[@sorrenblitz805]

All I can think of is Gordon Freeman getting G-Manned at the end of Black Mesa and ending up waking up on the cart to Helgen. I don't know why

[@basilradwany1257]

I got the first part of the interaction but not the 2nd part

[@fernandomartins6664]

The fugitive that gives you the random item is one of my memorable happenings in Skyrim! It goes like this... I am one of those hoarders that keep collecting everything "for a rainy day", so at some point I have a difficult time because I am always close to over encumbered: just one more tiny flower will make me drag my feet! So this was one of those occasions: I was looting some dungeon, got near full-capacity and I was running around in a unexplored part of the map desperately trying to find a village/city to find a store and sell my loot. I reached a village after avoiding a lot of bandit encounters (I didn't want more loot to collect!) and I saved my game (as i didn't want to get through all that again!). I looked around trying to see a store and one second after I saved my game heard screams all around me shouting "Dragooon" and people started shooting arrows to a dragon that just landed in a building nearby while soldiers run everywhere. I was right in the middle of a square and the dragon was roaring at the top on a main building looking at my direction. I was still thinking if I wanted to fight a dragon in this situation (I just wanted to sell my stuff and I was not very powerful, OTOH it could be a good occasion to barf a ton of potions, to light my load and try my best with the dragon) when that fugitive appeared, telling me all that stuff about keeping his item and protect him, etc and left. It was a big heavy war-hammer that left me instantaneously locked to the ground in the middle of the town square and the dragon started breathing fire at me. Remember my last save was from a few seconds ago! This was around 8 years ago, never forgot it and it was so stressful it's as real to me as a real-life event!

[@ianwebb8066]

Could have just thrown stuff on ground and picked it back up

[@fernandomartins6664]

@@ianwebb8066 😆That's right. And that's what I did, after the first shock of surprise. But then got even more anxious because of course the first thing i tried to get rid of was the big weapon... and i couldn't! It was "locked" as it was a "quest item" and couldn't be dropped. And i didn't want to drop random valuable stuff around as I just wanted to get the heck out of there. Eventually that's what I had to do, but it doesn't matter as the point of all of this was: strange random encounters!

[@ianwebb8066]

@@fernandomartins6664 they old 70 lbs iron battle axe of rusting for the quest

[@DanteYewToob]

On thing I wished Skyrim had, was more “interactive” or more cinematic deaths for certain events or encounters. Imagine the old orc, instead of just losing and dying, he would fall into the prone “essential npc” pose and have a few last words before you can finish him off with a final slash or just fall dead. There are plenty of encounters where I feel like a slightly prolonged death could add a TON of immersion and emotional weight, especially in a short random encounter like that.. as well as certain assassination quests, some of the dungeon bosses, etc. It’s not a hard system to implement, they already have everything in game engine. Just add the essential npc pose, play the line of dialogue and then die or let us finish them. It would be cool if you could choose to spare them too, as a non lethal defeat in a few specific cases. I just think that mechanic would add a lot to the game imo.

[@Diaphat]

Hopefully, Nexus has a mod for this in the future.

[@ElectricBlaze164]

A "Shadow of War" orc captain death (basically what you're describing if you've never played SoW) type scene would be awesome!

[@gratuitouslurking8610]

Bandit: "Pay up for this Imperial toll road!" Stormcloak Dragonborn: *SKYRIM IS FOR THE NORDZ*

[@seb2750]

I hope you were wearing the Stormcloak uniform XD

[@godlesswolf5816]

Me, an imperial Dragonborn: *looks at the Stormcloak Dragonborn, then back to the bandits and bursts out in laughter before joining in the fight*

[@fatdragonite]

@@godlesswolf5816 ew.

[@zombified_pariah7720]

@@godlesswolf5816 ...what...?

[@bopa3933]

GodlessWolf imagine picking the imperials

[@locomotivefaox]

The only time when you are recognised for being a high ranking Imperial. Wow.

[@joshuawright4198]

I know it kind of bothers me when your thane of every hold and have all the houses and are leader of multiple key factions and you still get mugged by random assholes like bro I will send you to fucking soul cairn

[@jefferyepstein2686]

Joshua Wright 😂

[@Nikkeartz]

@makeanewchronoplz I feel if you're apart of the dark brotherhood then people shouldn't try and murder you

[@13vatra]

@@joshuawright4198 you have a point, but at the same time news travels by word of mouth in Skyrim. You can't expect every random mugger to know who you are. That being said, it would have been nice if they had more dynamic combat options, for example if you Fus Ro Dah a bandit off the cliff side have the rest of the group then immediately realize who you are and promptly surrender. There is a surrender option but it isn't triggered by you being recognized, nor is it ever a legitimate stop to combat like it should be.

[@johnwaynesolima7948]

@@13vatra BUT I AM WEARING DARK BROTHERHOOD ARMOUR

[@stevencowan37]

My personal favorite: I ran across the "Imperial" toll group a few days ago as a Stormcloak, and my dialogue option was along the lines of "Three imperial soldiers against one Stormcloak? That hardly seems fair to you three."

[@tahabashir3779]

Hail Talos, brother!

[@DarkLord111111111111]

Skyrim belongs to the Nords!

[@commandercruel8231]

But logically it makes sense the empire would win,they have many,many more troops and soldiers alongside their various connections with all of TamreilTamriel

[@prussianwaliser]

@@commandercruel8231 Stormcloak's just gotta have faith.

[@Pokelemon3434]

I just kinda always seen the storm cloaks as power hungry racists who got butt hurt cause they’re mortal hero couldn’t be classified as a god

[@primeemperor9196]

Fake soldier: This is a toll road. Dovahkiin: FUS RO DAH!

[@marystone860]

COOL! Gotta try that one when I next run into those guys, or turn into a Vampire Lord!

[@chanelrandomness9112]

Dovakin: I hate ! Taxes!

[@soultribe291]

I adopted Runa from the orphanage, and Lucia from White run. They usually get along great and run the streets of Markarth together. One day Marcurio ( my husband ) and I came home from an adventure and those two were calling each other funny names like a Horker and different hilarious stuff 😂😂😂

[@kirab6821]

I also adopted those two, on my second playthrough. I found out Lucia was adoptable, I didn't have a house yet, I aimed to buy one after that. And then got her a sibling. ❤ I am married to Ysolda, which brings in profits.

[@blksmagma]

*Listens to the old orc's story* Me: You know what's wrong with Skyrim these days? Everyone's obsessed with death!

[@emailname8624]

Is this a reference?

[@darthplagueis13]

@@emailname8624 It's just a phrase one of the NPC's in whiterun loves to say basically anytime you walk past him...

[@emailname8624]

@@darthplagueis13 never encountered it.

[@lukec2004]

@@emailname8624 it's a Battle Born, I'm not sure which one but I think it's Jon

[@seb2750]

Correct, it is the bard wanna-be Jon who always hangs out at the market checking out Olfina's ass everyday. FFS Jon, take her out to the meaderie outta the city and have a picnic with her. Creepy stalker bard weeb

[@silverblade357]

Disguised Bandits: "Uh, stop there, citizen! You need to pay a fine!" Stormcloaks: "A fine? DAFAQ?!"

[@zombified_pariah7720]

Stormcloaks: *Slowly turn heads and look at each other, then slowly look back at bandits* Heh heh heh...ha ha...HA HA HA *HA HA HA!!*

[@NoBop2000]

Bandits: You need to pay a toll by order of the legion Me an Imperial Soldier: Really because I'm part of the legion and I've never seen you before. Do you know mark Bandit: oh yeah, Mark. He's my... ummm cousin Me: Funny because there is no Mark in the imperial army here in Skyrim. You're under arrest Bandits: THE DEAL WENT SOUTH!!!

[@alexisestrada9188]

The old orc actually made me sad. My first encounter with him was near whiterun. I didn't want to kill him so I let him be. But I did want to try my luck with some giants. What transpired though was that this being at the beginning of the game back in good old 2011 I had no idea how deadly they were so it turned into a mad dash for survival after running out of arrows and not being to kill either giant after me. But then all of a sudden I heard a battle cry, so I turned around and noticed the orc had challenged them. Since I ran close to the place I encountered him he was aggroed. The brave man managed to kill one of them to my surprise. But already wounded from fighting both of them, the second giant was too much.....Good old man orc. To complete the story after witnessing that I considered myself a coward if I ran away so I marched towards certain death myself. Though as cool as that sounds I did barely survive.

[@infamousshinkicker6924]

Next time you see him kill him, surround him with flowers, place an orcish sword and shield on his chest and don't take off his clothes. Chose to place him on a field or on a hill. IDK why, but it seems nice :)

[@gilgameshthetreasurehunter2750]

HolyTHOT Begoner Yeah, give him a Viking style funeral

[@seb2750]

@@infamousshinkicker6924 You are a good man. I only lay him out nicely at a good hero funeral location, usually at a top of a rock or under a road sign.

[@seb2750]

Alexis, I welcome you to the Skyrim Space Program. Wave to the giant and have a good flight

[@insaincaldo]

Damn apparently that orc is an actual bad ass, I've seen similar stories and had one with a dragon.

[@Tyler-Hoskins]

“...has been a real pain in the neck.” *throws phone across the room*

[@abhinavssj4]

In one of my games the fugitive did come back and attacked for snitching.

[@SilentReflection101]

I hate killing the old orc. I oblige because that's what he wants. I still feel bad after it though.

[@bradenking9499]

SilentReflection101 I thought I was the only one who feels that way😂

[@Horseshoecrabwarrior]

I wish you could recruit him like a follower, to take him dragon-hunting with you. If that's not a good death, nothing is.

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

Not me. I first came across him when i played as an Orc and i guess that helped me cope

[@thetigersgoat]

That's a sign of respect

[@HisMajestyTheQween]

Depending on what character I roleplay as, I may or may not have sent him to the Soul Cairn a few times (Oops)

[@ShigaDabii]

Has anyone else seen that encounter in Solstheim where there’s a wizard that is trying out a spell and it yeets himself into the air? Or was that a fever dream?

[@aidensellers6313]

I'll touch the sky like a dragon

[@avacadolanche5025]

That happened it’s a reference to the mage who does the same spell in morrowind

[@joe_whosjoe2189]

I tried to talk to him but he yeeted himself and fell to his death :(

[@ShigaDabii]

@@joe_whosjoe2189 I know me too :(

[@kodawolf9569]

Funny thing is that is a throw back to Morrowwind, in a random encounter there was a mage who did the same thing ---> kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYi5fICDraiaj5Y

[@westboundnut9241]

I've played skyrim 3000 hours and never met the guy turning into a vampire

[@stego_yeetus8462]

Wow I’m really impressed!! 3000 hours!!! That’s so cool, how long have you played? I’ve only got 600 and I’ve been playing around since 2017

[@astuteanansi4935]

@@stego_yeetus8462 I thought I was a fanatic of this game and I only have 660 hours

[@ShigaDabii]

Can’t tell you how many hours I have played since I’ve played Skyrim on different consoles but it’s been many years, I have not even heard of the encounter.

[@07Rasengan07]

Some people (like me) play since 2011 xd

[@SW4Tgaming44]

@Thug Rose rip I had 350 hours in January alone

[@lykthewarlock]

The random encounter with the fugitive gave me a dwarven helmet shortly after I joined the College of Winterhold in a new playthrough. It had an improved version of the enchantment on my current helmet on it. That was nice. The game have me exactly what I wanted for free

[@songbird6414]

Not even for free you actually get paid for holding it lmao

[@kaiserzaiser5002]

Old orc: "Give me a good death so my soul can pass on into the afterlife." Dragon-Born: "Sure Thing." pulls out mace of Molag Bal Old orc: "I have made a terrible mistake."

[@spoinlar]

My favorite iteration of the “fugitive” encounter happened when my illusionist thief character was sneaking around in Halted Stream Camp, muffled and invisible. The fugitive tried to approach me, but the still very much alive bandits in the camp all attacked him and killed him before he could start the conversation with me. Then, a minute later when the hunter approached, they all ganged up on him and murdered him to death too. I was invisible through the whole thing, and it was hilarious to watch. Then I used Fury spells to get the bandits to kill each other, and just looted everything from everyone. It was a good day. 😀

[@seb2750]

You! I like your style (Y)

[@seb2750]

Ok bro, seriously, please teach me how you level your sneaking to such god like epicness. I will bring you all the mead you can bath in

[@daviswhite3591]

Use the Greybeard glitch. Go to the Greybeards with an iron dagger. Sneak up behind one while he prays and repeatedly sneak stab his ass with the dagger. As long as he doesn't turn and catch you or you are caught by another Greybeard your sneak will increase fast as fuck. Save often. If caught you will be shouted off the mountain into orbit. This works best on the hardest difficulty.

[@arhamashar9331]

@@seb2750 What David said or just get a huge ass mana pool (Would be better if you get a Expert spell cost reduction in Illusion) and cast invisibility while sneaking around. You can play normally while you level up your skills. Another glitch is... sneak around sleeping Draugrs... the one which sleeps but will wake if you attack or interact with them.

[@lacytaylor1501]

I had my fugitive run up give me the item and he tried to hide behind something just in front me or so only to glitch and kind of vibrate out from behind his hiding spot just enough to get spotted and a fight started between them, I just walked away with the item. The buggy physics in Skyrim can be pretty funny and rewarding at times.

[@Grimmbros1214]

i got the victim of vampirism run up to me when i was with serana omw to castle volkihar and i thought it was part of the quest

[@thesteve580]

First time finding the old orc I totally cut his head off. It was a good death.

[@conformistbastard9842]

Its only out of respect

[@dragonheart1236]

I feel bad for him

[@rafialif4917]

I met him for the first time in solstheim

[@32gigs96]

DragonHeart 12 why? If you didn’t kill him he wouldn’t have went to Malacaths realm (the ashpit) after death. Which is where he wants to be.

[@kylethomas9130]

I ran into him on a trip to and from Markarth, can a warrior die twice?

[@mrx4022]

The Dovahkiin: *powerful demi god blessed by Akatosh, gifted with the voice, able to send enemies flying with a single shout.* Bandits: *"Oh yeah. Let's get that one."*

[@AsphodelGames]

11:05 ah yes, the famous phrase. "They'll let you by scott three."

[@timseger1913]

Heres a tiny detail the candles in nord ruins flicker when drauger shout at you

[@evthespineconfiscator8652]

Oh wow i never noticed that

[@serotonia3232]

It's gotten to the point where I read the upload notifications in your voice. Good job, Nate! Invading my mind.

[@afinoxi]

Invading your mind ? Ahegao...

[@armansagmanligil1144]

Nate is a cognito hazard

[@princessbinas]

My character has been mugged by thieves and assassins while in werewolf form several times. I will give credit to those assassins and thieves, they have balls. I also encountered the fugitive while in werewolf form... Yeah... I snitched and told the hunter everything...

[@Chrissyboyoyoy]

Lol, they got guts alright 😅

[@hidan407]

I normally travel in Lycan form to devour as many hearts as I can so I think I may have killed a good chunk of the random encounters by accident xD

[@FusselTeddy0707]

I had a few of the "fugitive and hunter" encounters in my current playthrough. I'm already level 60+ and haven't encountered the first dragon yet. Every other time the fugitive gave me the item, it was a new enchantment for me to learn ^^ Once, in another playthrough those "toll takers" came across my way at a cliffside. I payed the "toll" (cause I had about 75k gold) and the "leader" of them was very surprised and let me go. A few seconds later I "Fus-Ro-Dah"-ed them off the cliff.

[@Hello-og]

Haven't met a dragon yet? My first encounter was at lvl 5 in Riverwood. And I didn't have a bow (I never seem to be able to hit anything with them) still won, somehow. Also in that playthough they got attacked literally every time I went there once I was lvl 20+. Six times before Delphine wanted me "prove I was Drogonborn". And it's like, what the hell? I have killed 6 dragons practically on your doorstep, what more do I need to do?

[@stewartharrison2366]

I’ve seriously been holding onto that thief’s item waiting for him to return my whole play through. Smh

[@emofascist]

Lol me too

[@morrigankasa570]

@@gumbowallace me too

[@yummyapplepies]

I just sold the item immediately, assuming that if he came back i could just take him on.

[@kodawolf9569]

The thief dose return after awhile. ive had that encounter a handful of times & every time i kill the hunter after telling him i hadnt seen anything, then about 2 to 4 in game days later if you're traveling on the road he'll come back ask for the item and give you 500 gold for holding on to it, the only way the thief wont return is if you let the hunter live, because 75% of the time the hunter catches the thief before you had a chance to fast travel away and kills the thief, ive done this on all versions of skyrim on most platforms Modded and Vanilla (Xbox, PC, PS 3 & 4)

[@stewartharrison2366]

@@kodawolf9569 epic, will test on my next playthrough.

[@sonkponkle_]

I was literally playing Skyrim while watching this and I got the Old Orc encounter as soon as Nate mentioned it 😂

[@WhyMaleModels3]

Dude same, I’m playing it rn and I encountered him right as it happened😂

[@lemunade5747]

@@WhyMaleModels3 does it spawn on random roads or does it have a specific one?

[@WhyMaleModels3]

@@lemunade5747 I got it at the top of some mountain. So I’d assume it can be at any random encounter location.

[@GrabaCuppaPodcast]

Todd Howard is listening

[@JustinUK03]

Also there’s another dialogue option with that infected Hunter if you’ve met the Mage in Morthal (the one who can cure your Vampirism) you can tell him/her to head there and that Mage will be able to help them

[@gandalf2447]

My favorite random encounter is when you go by a dragon burial site there’s a small chance Alduin will come by and resurrect the dragon leading to a battle if you want or you can run away from the newly reborn dragon

[@drayyvondrister]

The random encounter with the thief and the hunter happened to me at a pretty low level, I was trying to snipe a necromancer from a distance while trying to not get hit by him when I suddenly get turned around by the thief. Kind of a jumpscare and I am pretty sure that I died because of it

[@wangdangatomictango]

Them potions of cure disease are expensive. Better take some essential oils and pray to a Divine lmao.

[@erebos42]

Hawk feathers bro

[@KitKatHexe]

Knowing how alchemy and the nine work in tes it'll probably work

[@Luubelaar]

Well ... receiving a blessing at a shrine in Skyrim WILL cure you.

[@Alderwood69]

*Essential Oil people have entered the chat, triggered*

[@essexclass8168]

The Dragonborn, being an aspect of Akatosh, Shor and Talos is technically a walking shrine right?

[@Demonmagnos]

The old orc is incredibly scary early-game. He usually two-shots my level 10 and below characters.

[@tugberkaksu2765]

fusRODA

[@maiqtyson1157]

My first time I played Skyrim I was like level 4 leaving white run and he just destroyed me

[@bakersmileyface]

For real? By the time I'm level 10 I've usually gotten a high alchemist skill and can kill anything easily by using strong potions on myself and poisons on my weapons. An old orc is nothing against 20 paralyse poisons.

[@hectorbeltran392]

@@bakersmileyface Real nords dont have time for the alchemist tree, we fight and die almost naked and with a sword in our hands

[@bakersmileyface]

@@hectorbeltran392 Sounds great and all but it doesn't sound like imperial regulation.

[@v2461]

>Load up Skyrim >Get KZbin notification literally seconds later >It's Nate once again >It's a Skyrim video I'm 100% convinced that Nate is watching me now

[@BallisticAero]

I'm surprised they never did more with the Giants. Would've been cool to have some side mission with some Elder Giant that could speak and earn you peace with the other Giant camps

[@Silmarisi]

Me: working from home, watching this video while running tests on latest deploy Nate: "... Molag Bal's loving embrace ..." Me: spills water all over the table I am SCARRED. Scarred, I tell you. XD

[@ogeykushfinalexe7359]

My favorite random encounter tell me everytime "wait I know you"

[@WolfieElsworth]

"Wait... I know you..." Nah bro, you know my tomato soup, for I am... THE GORMANDAMANDERMON

[@communistdog5076]

Then I say “I don’t have time for this, do you?” I have a bounty of like 3000 in falkreath

[@frosttroll3411]

*guy walks up to you* “Hold this” *guy gets shot* *hunter walks up to you;* “Have you seen anybody run past here?”

[@VERGILGASM]

*wheeze*

[@XxhainbuchexX]

11:06 Fake Imperial Soldier: "Pay up citizen" Cersei Lannister: "I choose violence"

[@chaoticfox2504]

Idk what it is but skyrim to me is like a combination of got and lotr

[@benwilliams3469]

oh, i’ve had good luck finding the “bandit patrol” by going straight up to the path to helgen immediately after finishing the tutorial on new saves

[@nervsouly]

That fugitive/hunter double spawn killed me at least twice during my Skyrim life by appearing right in the middle of combat on legendary difficulty and opening dialogue.

[@SnapplyPie]

The boo scared M'aiq.

[@spencerryan4359]

It's The M'iaq I subscribed to you from one of these videos! And watch your videos

[@SnapplyPie]

Thank you!

[@spencerryan4359]

@@SnapplyPie No problem M'aiq we've been on countless comment threads together lmao

[@redwind5150]

It's okay kitty kitty. Dragonborn will protect you!

[@colly407]

Good, thats what you get for lying all the time

[@godobibo]

I can never get enough of these videos, thanks Nate!

[@agdtkry]

I've been playing skyrim recently since quarantine. I just got the thief-hunter encounter. Just as he gave me an enchanted mace, he instantly got an arrow through his skull and just fell over, dead. The hunter then came by and asked if I've seen a thief Obviously I said no and walked off with the mace.

[@RuyLopezTheSicilian]

I had this playthrough where the old orc showed up for me on the other side of the stream when I was walking to Riverwood for the first time. I looted Anise's cabin, lured her to the orc, and let them duke it out

[@lofi5049]

I had just got the wabbajack when I encountered the old orc, and instead of giving him a good “death”, he is now wandering winterhold as a chicken.

[@Manu-nv7ll]

Is the fugitive encounter a common one? Because always meet him. I got this one a lot and not once the false Imperial encounter.

[@thaias9654]

I only got the fugitive once. And my roads are basically filled with imposter imperials, and old orcs. Mabey there's some sort of seed for random encounters.

[@ShigaDabii]

I’ve got all of these a couple of times. Except the first one with the hunter needing a potion. Like seriously, never even heard of that one.

[@JessicaRabbit324]

Also, I had my first encounter (that I can recall) with the Fugitive in the hot springs in this playthrough. That was kinda funny.

[@insaincaldo]

The uncultured swine probably didn't even undress before getting in.

[@JessicaRabbit324]

@@insaincaldo He did not.

[@dymoure]

That fugitive one always gives me the biggest jump scare of the entire game, and nobody ever talks about it.

[@sloppyjoe9070]

Just got into Skyrim again yesterday, and he scared the fuck out of me as I was sneaking up on a bandit encampment lol.

[@dymoure]

@@sloppyjoe9070 TAKETHISANDHOLDONTOIT.

[@thelonewolf9531]

I know this was literally made years ago but I actually remember the fugitive and Hunter and the fugitive will eventually find you and pay you if you still have the stolen item, I remember because I was like oh cool

[@skyjaxx8686]

Every playthrough I do, I always get the fugitive random encounter. The last time this happened I was staking out some bandits and the poor suckers got themselves killed by said bandits

[@Hello-og]

In my last play through I got it 3 times (not in a row, like 3+ hours between them).

[@pulsefel9210]

that old orc gets me every playthrough on my first trip to whiterun lol

[@adventureswithred]

I've only ever encountered the vampire victims a few times as well. It was all on my Switch playthrough. I've never seen them on any other platforms!

[@irbz2252]

the old orc one is a very common one, ive gotten it every playthrough and even ones that arent meant to be playthroughs but rather mod testing. I think its actually my most seen encounter. Same with my friends they have seen him such much that in playthoughs now if im watching they'll just ignore him since hes almost always found in the first few hours of the game.

[@mediamixer7564]

I've had every single one of these except for the Bandit toll and the Giants walking back with the cow. I've had the old work in every playthrough as well with the Hunter and Thief multiple times in the same playthrough. It's so interesting how everyone can have such different approaches what these events

[@shaynehughes6645]

If I remember correctly, the Old Orc was my very first random encounter. A very cool thing to see right off the bat tbh. Shows races have different beliefs and stuff

[@etherraichu]

I always wish "Are you sure you want to attack the Dragonborn?" was an option when dealing with people.

[@goxs9999]

Reporting this video for scary content. Could give someone a cardiac arrest.

[@rifqi2733]

@@craftergamer9058 13:42

[@crockybird3287]

@Hyun Soo Kim and diet

[@Alderwood69]

Dats da big oof

[@christopheredwards9904]

10:50: What's a nickel? *3 seconds later* WhAt WaS tHaT!? *After player sneaks away* Huh, must've been a nickel.

[@benidictnelbert]

When Skyrim came out on 360 I had 80 hours in game before I realised there was a sprint button.

[@MG-yc6jr]

Took me some 100 hours on pc. Finally found the sprint button while watching a quest video on youtube 😅

[@catboygremlin]

My first interaction with a giant was being golfed into the sky, one-shot when I tried to get a mammoth tusk for the merchant quest

[@w-raz.9277]

So, is the Old Orc the early game Ebony Warrior?

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

W-RäZ. Kinda. But way easier.

[@thaias9654]

Yea, but the orc respawns (not really but it's a really common random encounter)

[@seb2750]

Old Orc is like the Monty Python Black Knight to me. 'Tis just a flesh wound! Cmon, give me my good death!

[@godlesswolf5816]

Well, the old orc wants you to kill him cause he's old. The Ebony warrior is just bored and wants to go to Sovngarde. Despite being a redguard...

[@kylesteele9403]

We've found Nate's prison cell coordinates in area 51 -- all we've got to do is storm it to free him from Bethesda so he isn't forced to produce content to live and keep Skyrim relevant

[@locoarticwolf2181]

Kyle Steele But I want Skyrim to stay alive... and I want Nate to be free...

[@OGXenos]

Todd Howard wants to know your location

[@rhonwenbaker2448]

@@locoarticwolf2181 Sounds like the stuff 'Top 5 Tough Choices' are made of ;)

[@reptile1840]

I remember when i encountered the false imperials. Funny thing is, they were in front of the bodies, as in, while the fake was talking to me, i could see a body behind him

[@lefthandpath7358]

I've literally walked from whiterun to solitude more than once just to get these kinds of encounters. I love them

[@alanr2504]

A fine day when another video is released!

[@nathanchristidis2302]

It’s a fine day with you around 😏

[@pestilence_5.0]

6:47 Nate goes full Red Dead 2 in a Skyrim video. "Nope. Haven't seen any weird people 'round these parts" lmao.

[@ryanalving3785]

Do you mind if I ask, why'd you choose that profile pic? Seems rather... dangerous.

[@CoronaExtra715]

@@ryanalving3785 you dont even have a profile pic

[@michaelbarrella3043]

I wonder if the fake imperials offer any unique dialogue if a calm spell is used

[@insaincaldo]

Let me now your test results.

[@Caine61]

I'm betting it's just the generic dialogue like "Huh?" or "Need something?"

[@justinfarmer7460]

Yep standard bandit dialogue

[@fallenseraph5V]

The mercenary that asks you if you want the job, the scared woman, the bandit that wants to rob you, the couple that asks for a donation, the young mage that wants a duel and the traveling nobleman that acts like an A hole.

[@bluehornet197]

Literally have had all 5 happen in every single playthrough I have ever played but only ever met Katrias assistant (the one who supposedly wrote the aetherium wars) once despite completing the mission in every single playthrough

[@davidsmithsmith5679]

been playing for years and the other night 2 stendar called me out, "come fight the vampires" i ride to them and its a vampire ambush

[@marystone860]

Yeah, I had that one a few times. I knew what they really were off the bat, but whatever. I was actually saved by a Vigiliant of Stendarr once. I got vampirism from someone, and I didn't want to be a vampire on that particular playthrough. And I was far away from any shrines, also I didn't have any Cure Disease potions either. Later, when I learned that all of them were slaughtered by vampires, I ended up joining the Dawnguard, in that guy's honor. But if I was there, I would have said to Isran's face that not all of them were weak or stupid. Their hearts were in the right place, and I would not be standing here today if it weren't for one of them! But on the other hand, I will not let ANYONE, including you Isran, to harm my bestie Serana. I destroy EVIL vampires, like Harkon, considerable difference!

[@davidsmithsmith5679]

@@marystone860 "Right after i looted his corpse"

[@MoonlightBelladonna]

There's a farmer you can encounter who says that he's from Helgen.

[@johnsmith-tw8ln]

I encountered the fugitive while swimming over the golden estate island, the guy gave me a dwarven armor while being swept away by the current which is fitting and hilarious at the same time considering his dialogue 🤣

[@kofimoon-vv-8279]

Imagine having the orc spawn when you're being chased by a literal dragon and he doesn't die to that, but giving him a good death you just slay him with the OHKO on the first attempt

[@handynastypanda3635]

11:05 "Let you pass scott-three." Oop :P

[@peppermint4580]

I was wondering if anyone caught that.

[@abrahamwashington8579]

I really cant stand his voice and sayimg dumb shit like that just pisses me off

[@viron6734]

He often mispronounces words or uses them incorrectly. Perhaps English isn't his first language.

[@leoortiiiz]

@@abrahamwashington8579 it's clear that you love his voice

[@abrahamwashington8579]

@@leoortiiiz lol yea sure. His voice is a mix of a sports accouncer and chills the 2 most annoying voices in recorded history

[@marcom5252]

5:50 this guy literally found me on the roof of winterhold and just sneaked away to Gods know where, and never came back, leaving me an iron armor of major health

[@therealrealjerms]

I got the old orc encounter early on. I enjoyed that one and wish it would happen again (yes, I'm a relatively knew Skyrim player).

[@shrike4981]

I once had the "bandits trying to look like imperial soldiers encounter" , and the imperial soldier were just lying on the ground next to them while the "imperial soldiers" had been introduced to talsgar the wanderer, which inniciated combat. They all died

[@FreakyHimmel]

3:13 omg that pun was one of your best. It didn't feel very forced, it made me chuckle a little.

[@lukebailey3662]

Top 5 random encounter details you may have missed: part thicc